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Wildfire Notification Report
| Date: | 2026-03-18 |
|---|---|
| Time: | 18:57:56 |
| Production Date and Time: | 2026-03-18 18:58:39 UTC |
| Primary Instrument: | GOES-19 ABI |
| Wmo Spacecraft Id: | 666 |
| Location/orbit: | GEO |
| L1 File: | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771857562_e20260771858020_c20260771858070.nc |
| L1 File(s) - Temporal | OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20260771856562_e20260771857020_c20260771857084.nc |
| Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: | 3 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | WY |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Big Horn County, WY |
| NWS WFO | Riverton WY |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 18:57:58UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 44.250000°, -107.976112° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 107.41 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.43 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.78 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 6.22 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 17.65 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 40.49 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 14.44 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 7.11 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 5.50 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.98 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 107.41 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 60.90° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 46.00° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 100.20° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 8.20 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Marshall County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Topeka KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Clear) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 18:58:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 39.730000°, -96.687775° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 16.91 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 310.40 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 3.74 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 3.97 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.77 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 23.50 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.99 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 3.94 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 25 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 2.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.46 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 16.91 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 41.50° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 85.80° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.40 km2 |
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Possible Wildfire
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | KS |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Allen County, KS |
| NWS WFO | Wichita KS |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2026-03-18 18:58:02UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 37.755280°, -95.320274° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 23.97 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Fire Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 306.21 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 5.97 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 5.43 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 15.16 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 27.52 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 6.01 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 4.82 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 6.10 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.62 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 1.00 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 23.97 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 48.80° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 39.70° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 81.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 6.10 km2 |
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